[OSGeoLive] Application to include the ETF testing framework software in the OSGeoLive distribution
Vicky Vergara
vicky at georepublic.de
Thu Jul 7 06:56:55 PDT 2022
+1
On Sat, Jul 2, 2022 at 7:42 AM Angelos Tzotsos <gcpp.kalxas at gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> This is the voting status for this motion:
>
> Angelos_Tzotsos +1
> Brian M Hamlin +1
> Alex Mandel
> Johan Van de Wauw
> Bas Couwenberg
> Massimo De Stefano
> Astrid Emde
> Nicolas Roelandt +1
> Vicky Vergara
> Enock Seth Nyamador +1
>
> Dear PSC members, please vote. We are still missing more than 50% of the
> votes.
>
> Best regards,
> Angelos
>
> On 6/28/22 19:58, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > This is the voting status for this motion:
> >
> > Angelos_Tzotsos +1
> > Brian M Hamlin +1
> > Alex Mandel
> > Johan Van de Wauw
> > Bas Couwenberg
> > Massimo De Stefano
> > Astrid Emde
> > Nicolas Roelandt
> > Vicky Vergara
> > Enock Seth Nyamador
> >
> > Dear PSC members, please vote.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Angelos
> >
> > On 6/14/22 23:47, Angelos Tzotsos wrote:
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> This is a motion to include ETF testing framework to OSGeoLive.
> >> I will start with my +1
> >> Angelos
> >>
> >> On 4/20/22 17:53, José Enrique Soriano Sevilla wrote:
> >>> Dear OSGeoLive team,
> >>>
> >>> we contact you to kindly propose the inclusion of the ETF testing
> >>> framework in the OSGeoLive distribution.
> >>> Following the requirements, please find below the answer to the
> >>> required questions.
> >>> Please let us know if any additional clarification is needed.
> >>>
> >>> Thank you in advance
> >>>
> >>> * *Please describe your application. *
> >>> o *What is its name? *
> >>> + ETF
> >>> o *What is the home page URL? *
> >>> + http://etf-validator.net
> >>> <
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://etf-validator.net/__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1On0UqAiU$
> > andhttps://github.com/etf-validator
> >>>
> >>> <https://github.com/etf-validator>
> >>> o *Which OSI approved Open Source Licence
> >>> <
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://opensource.org/licenses__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OXB4gFIA$>
>
> >>>
> >>> is used? *
> >>> + TheETF testing framework isan open source project licensed
> >>> under EUPL v.1.2, please see it in the main webpage
> >>> <
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://etf-validator.net/__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1On0UqAiU$>and
>
> >>>
> >>> in the source code
> >>> <
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://github.com/etf-validator/etf-webapp/blob/master/LICENSE__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OzRXGAWQ$>.
>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> o *What does the application do and how does it add value to the
> >>> GeoSpatial stack of software? *
> >>> + It is an open source testing framework that allows
> >>> validating spatial data, metadata and web services in
> >>> Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs) according to defined
> >>> Abstract Test Suites and Executable Test Suites. Executing
> >>> these validations may increase the level of interoperability
> >>> of SDIs by improving the compliance of geospatial data,
> >>> metadata and services.
> >>> o *Does the application make use of OGC standards? Which versions
> >>> of the standards? Client or server? You may wish to add comments
> >>> about how standards are used. *
> >>> + The ETF testing framework allows GIS data providers and
> >>> solution providers to check whether data sets, network
> >>> services and metadata meet the requirements defined on
> >>> specific Abstract and Executable Test Suites. The concepts
> >>> in ETF are based on ISO 19105 and the OGC Specification
> >>> Model which underpin the standards used in SDIs.
> >>> + Validation capabilities span a wide range of OGC standards.
> >>> For example, tests to validate WMS, WMTS, WFS, WCS, SOS and
> >>> CSW are available, which are also partially reusing the OGC
> >>> TEAM Engine suite.
> >>> o *What language is it written in? *
> >>> + Java, HTML, JavaScript, CSS
> >>> o *Which version of the application should be included in the next
> >>> OSGeo-Live release? *
> >>> + ETF 2.0
> >>>
> >>> * *Stability is very important to us on OSGeo-Live. If a new user
> >>> finds a bug in one application, it will tarnish the reputation of
> >>> all other OSGeo-Live applications as well. (We pay most attention to
> >>> the following answers): *
> >>> o *If risk adverse organisations have deployed your application
> >>> into production, it would imply that these organisations have
> >>> verified the stability of your software. Has the application
> >>> been rolled out to production into risk (ideally risk adverse)
> >>> organisations? Please mention some of these organisations? *
> >>> + European Commission, Joint Research Centre (use of the ETF
> >>> testing framework as the core component of the INSPIRE
> >>> Reference Validator)
> >>> + Organisations in several EU Member States at the national
> >>> and regional level (using the ETF testing framework to
> >>> replicate the tests of the INSPIRE Reference Validator
> >>> and/or extending these tests to include tests to check
> >>> compliance with national requirements)
> >>> o *Open HUB
> >>> <
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.openhub.net/__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OtMqComw$>
>
> >>>
> >>> provides metrics to help assess the health of a project. Eg:
> >>> http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/metrics.html
> >>> <
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://adhoc.osgeo.osuosl.org/livedvd/docs/en/metrics.html__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OvPpGSUg$>
>
> >>>
> >>> Could you please ensure that your project is registered with
> >>> Open HUB, and Open HUB has been updated to reference the correct
> >>> code repository(s) for your project. What is the Open HUB URL
> >>> for your project? *
> >>> + https://www.openhub.net/p/etf-validator
> >>> o *What is the size of the user community? You can often answer
> >>> this by mentioning downloads, or describing a healthy, busy
> >>> email list? *
> >>> + There is a mature user community developed around the main
> >>> implementations of the ETF testing framework. For example,
> >>> the number of downloads of the INSPIRE Reference Validator
> >>> (the most popular implemetation of the ETF) is approximately
> >>> between 1 and 3 hundreds for each release (see
> >>> https://hanadigital.github.io/grev/?user=etf-validator&repo=etf-webapp
> >>> <
> https://hanadigital.github.io/grev/?user=etf-validator&repo=etf-webapp>)
> >>>
> >>> and the discussions in the issue tracker demonstrate the
> >>> healthy and busy user community (see
> >>> https://github.com/INSPIRE-MIF/helpdesk-validator/issues/
> >>> <https://github.com/INSPIRE-MIF/helpdesk-validator/issues/>).
> >>> o *What is the size of your developer community? *
> >>> + Currently, the developer community is mainly limited to the
> >>> two organisations which are funding the development of the
> >>> ETF, i.e. the European Commission and interactive
> >>> instruments (https://www.interactive-instruments.de/en
> >>> <https://www.interactive-instruments.de/en>). Sometimes,
> >>> developers from organisations deploying the ETF at their
> >>> premise contribute code with ad hoc pull requests. Funding
> >>> to improve the developer community is currently available
> >>> and the submission of the ETF to the OSGeoLive is one of the
> >>> steps to increase such community.
> >>> o *Do you have a bug free, stable release? *
> >>> + Yes, ETF 2.0 is the latest stable release:
> >>> https://github.com/etf-validator/etf-webapp/releases/tag/2.0.0
> >>> <https://github.com/etf-validator/etf-webapp/releases/tag/2.0.0>
> >>> o *Please discuss the level of testing that your project has gone
> >>> through. *
> >>> + The ETF has a continuous integration cycle established in
> >>> the GitHub repository, where contributions to the source
> >>> code (which have to adhere to the contribution guidelines
> >>> <
> https://github.com/etf-validator/governance/blob/master/TOR/Contribution.md>)
>
> >>>
> >>> pass through automatic validations. Subsequently, the
> >>> changes are manually reviewed and approved by the ETF
> >>> Technical Committee
> >>> <
> https://github.com/etf-validator/governance/blob/master/TOR/Technical_Committee.adoc>.
>
> >>>
> >>> o *How long has the project has had mature code. *
> >>> + The project is active since 2007 (see
> >>> https://github.com/etf-validator/etf-webapp/releases
> >>> <https://github.com/etf-validator/etf-webapp/releases>); the
> >>> latest stable release (v.2.0) was released in 2019.
> >>>
> >>> * *OSGeo-Live is targeted at applications that people can use rather
> >>> than libraries. Does the application have a user interface (possibly
> >>> a command line interface) that a user can interact with? (We do make
> >>> an exception for Incubated OSGeo Libraries, and will include Project
> >>> Overviews for these libraries, even if they don't have a user
> >>> interface.) *
> >>> o Yes, the ETF testing framework has a user interface.
> >>>
> >>> * *We give preference to OSGeo Incubated Projects, or Projects which
> >>> are presented at FOSS4G
> >>> <
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://foss4g.org__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OHj1k4aA$>
>
> >>>
> >>> conferences. If your project is involved in OSGeo Incubation, or has
> >>> been selected to be presented at FOSS4G, then please mention it. *
> >>> o The ETF was already presented at FOSS4G conferences:
> >>> + FOSS4G 2019:INSPIRE Reference Validator: status and next
> >>> steps by Marco Minghini, Michael Lutz, Clemens Portele, Jon
> >>> Herrmann, Enrique Soriano, Carlos Palma, Iñaki Díaz de Cerio
> >>> Paniagua, Belén Sáez, Lorena Hernandez, Daniele Francioli,
> >>> Fabio Vinci
> >>> + FOSS4G 2021: *Open source geospatial software powering
> >>> policy implementation: the INSPIRE central infrastructure
> >>> components* by Marco Minghini, Alexander Kotsev, Vlado Cetl,
> >>> Lorena Hernandez, Michael Lutz, Daniele Francioli, Davide
> >>> Artasensi, Emanuela Epure, Fabio Vinci, Fabiano Spinelli,
> >>> Lukasz Ziemba
> >>> (https://callforpapers.2021.foss4g.org/foss4g2021/talk/ZKRWYN/
> >>> <https://callforpapers.2021.foss4g.org/foss4g2021/talk/ZKRWYN/>)
> >>> + FOSS4G 2022: *ETF testing framework: past, present and
> >>> future *by Jon Herrmann, Marco Minghini, Clemens Portele,
> >>> Michael Lutz (submitted and currently under review)
> >>>
> >>> * *With around 50 applications installed on OSGeo-Live, us core
> >>> packagers do not have the time to liaise with every single project
> >>> email list for each OSGeo-Live release. So we require a volunteer
> >>> (or two) to take responsibility for liaising between OSGeo-Live and
> >>> the project's communities. This volunteer will be responsible for
> >>> ensuring the install scripts and English documentation are updated
> >>> by someone for each OSGeo-Live release. Also test that the installed
> >>> application and Quickstart documentation works as expected on
> >>> release candidate releases of OSGeo-Live. Who will act as the
> >>> project's liaison person. *
> >>> o Enrique Soriano (jenriquesoriano at guadaltel.com) and José
> >>> Barrero (josebarrero at guadaltel.com)
> >>>
> >>> * *OSGeo-Live is Ubuntu Linux based. Our installation preference is: *
> >>> 1. Install from UbuntuGIS or DebianGIS
> >>> 2. Install .deb files from a PPA
> >>> 3. Write a custom install script<=== preferred option*
> >>> *
> >>> *Can you please discuss how your application will be installed. *
> >>> o Write a custom install script
> >>> * *OSGeo-Live is memory and disk constrained. Can the application run
> >>> in 512 Meg of RAM? *
> >>> o No. A machine with at least 4 GB Ram (8GB are recommended, 16 GB
> >>> and more if a large set of XML files are tested)
> >>> * *How much disk space will be required to install the application and
> >>> a suitable example application? *
> >>> o It depends on the tests executed, but 1 GB HDD can be enough.
> >>> * *We aim to reduce disk space by having all applications make use of
> >>> a common dataset. We encourage applications to make use of the
> >>> example datasets already installed: *
> >>> * *Each OSGeo-Live application requires a Project Overview available
> >>> under a CC By
> >>> <
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OYJp5E24$>
>
> >>>
> >>> and a Quickstart available under a CC By-SA
> >>> <
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/__;!!DOxrgLBm!UvR1kftQcLgI0pIHnKKusY23bweSMhF9CdWZjAsWPgY49H9cK9Rs5HIqNIO4Ob1OtUoN0gs$>
>
> >>>
> >>> license. (You may release under a second license as well). Will you
> >>> produce this? *
> >>> o Yes
> >>> * *In past releases, we have included Windows and Mac installers for
> >>> some applications. It is likely we won't have space for these in
> >>> future releases. However, if there is room, would you be wishing to
> >>> include Windows and/or Mac installers? *
> >>> o No
> >>>
> >>>
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> >>
> >
> >
>
>
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> President
> Open Source Geospatial Foundation
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